Before we got married, my husband was incredibly sweet and attentive. He treated me with care and always made me feel special. But after the wedding, something slowly began to change. The man I had fallen in love with started turning into what he liked to call a “jokester.” His idea of humor was flirting with other women—especially waitresses—and making me the punchline of his jokes.
At parties, instead of proudly introducing me as his wife, he would casually refer to me as “a friend of a friend.” People would laugh awkwardly, unsure whether he was serious. Once, in front of a group of strangers, he even pretended that he had forgotten my name entirely, acting confused as if he couldn’t remember what to call me. Everyone chuckled, but I felt my face burn with embarrassment.